"Creato stated under oath that he recklessly caused his son's death under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life by depriving Brendan of oxygen on October 13, 2015," the prosecutor said in a statement.

In exchange for pleading guilty, Creato will serve ten years behind bars. He will be required to serve at least 8 years and 6 months of his sentence before he is eligible for parole.

Brendan Creato's mother, Samantha Denoto, and other family members who attended the lengthy trial, were present in court for the plea.

Creato will be sentenced on September 29, 2017.

David Creato's previous murder trial ended with a hung jury back in late May, and a new trial had been set to begin on September 11.

The guilty plea means Creato will not have to sit through another trial.

During the trial they pointed out Brendan's socks were clean, which they said would be impossible if he had wandered away from home and into the woods.

Prosecutors had maintained Creato killed his son because he feared his 17-year-old girlfriend, who was away at college, was going to leave him. She had made it clear she didn't want to be around his child and wanted him to give up custody.